Change! Change! Change!

It is the mantra of both campaigns it seems... We need change! But really, what is the change we REALLY need?

It is quite simple really... we need less government. A lot less. Right now, we have so much government bureaucracy that it is stifling. We have so many departments that are bloated and huge, that I am surprised anything can get done in Washington.

It used to be that the Republican party stood for smaller government... trim the fat, downsize the unnecessary parts of the federal state. But now, the Republican party just stands for more "responsible" government. They pretty much want the same departments, the same sorts of regulatory power, and the growth in government that the Democrats want... but... lets make it more "responsible."

Get back to your roots Republicans. The purpose of government is to protect your people. It isn't to provide for them. I remember the day when the Republicans were for getting rid of the welfare state, getting rid of most of the departments in Washington, and cutting down the budget of the federal government. We don't need a huge centralized government in this country.

Cut the departments, cut spending, cut earmarks, cut welfare, cut the department of education, cut the EPA, cut the IRS, cut cut cut.... That should be the mantra of the Republican party...